Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

information retrieval 139 insolvency
information retrieval /Infə-
meIʃ(ə)n rItriv(ə)l/ noun the finding
of stored data in a computer
information system /InfəmeIʃ(ə)n
sIstəm/ noun a system of storing information
either manually or by computer
The information system is so bad that
details on staff cannot be found easily.
information technology /Infə-
meIʃ(ə)n teknɒlədʒi/ noun working
with data stored on computers (IT).
Abbr IT
infringement /InfrIndʒmənt/ noun
an act of breaking a law or a rule infringement
of the company’s rules
in-house /In haυs/ adverb, adjective
done by someone employed by a company
on their premises, not by an outside
contractor the in-house staff
We do all our data processing in-house.
in-house training /In haυs
treInIŋ/ noun training given to employees
at their place of work
initiative /InIʃətIv/ noun the decision
to start something to take the initiative
to decide to do something to lack
initiative not to be enterprising or
go-ahead The manager will have to be
replaced – she lacks initiative.
injunction /Indʒŋkʃən/ noun a
court order telling someone not to do
something He got an injunction preventing
the company from selling his
car.
injure /Indʒə/ verb to hurt someone
Two workers were injured in the fire.
injury /Indʒəri/ noun hurt caused to a
person
injury benefit /Indʒəri benIfIt/
noun money paid to an employee who
has been hurt at work
inland /Inlənd/ adjective inside a
country
innovation /InəveIʃ(ə)n/ noun the
development of new products or new
ways of selling
input /Inpυt/ noun what is contributed
to an activity or project The
amount of staff input in the company
magazine is small. input of information,
computer input data fed into a
computer verb to input information
to put data into a computer
inquire /InkwaIə/ verb to ask questions
about something He inquired if
anything was wrong. She inquired
about the mortgage rate. ‘inquire
within’ ask for more details inside the
office or shop
inquire into /InkwaIər Intu/ verb
to investigate or try to find out about
something We are inquiring into the
background of the new supplier.
inquiry /InkwaIəri/ noun 1. an official
question I refer to your inquiry of
May 25th. All inquiries should be addressed
to this department. 2. an official
investigation a government inquiry
into trading practices (NOTE: plural is
inquiries)
in-service training /In svIs
treInIŋ/ noun the training of staff
while they are employed by an organisation
Management trainees will draw
full salaries during the period of their
in-service training. Abbr INSET
inside /InsaId/ adjective, adverb in,
especially in a company’s office or
building We do all our design work
inside. preposition in There was
nothing inside the container. We have
a contact inside our rival’s production
department who gives us very useful
information.
insider /InsaIdə/ noun a person who
works in an organisation and therefore
knows its secrets
insider buying /InsaIdə baIIŋ/, insider
dealing /InsaIdə treIdIŋ/, insider
trading /InsaIdə treIdIŋ/ noun
the illegal buying or selling of shares by
staff of a company or other persons who
have secret information about the company’s
plans
inside work /InsaId wk/, internal
work /Intn(ə)l wk/ noun the work
that an operator can do within the period
that the machine is working
inside worker /InsaId wkə/ noun
an employee who works in an office or
factory (not someone who works in the
open air or visits customers)
insolvency /Insɒlvənsi/ noun the
fact of not being able to pay debts the